[openbeos] Re: FalterCon 2007 - Permission to use Haiku logo
- From: "scott mc" <scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 01:59:22 -0700
I myself would rather not see any CDs at this meeting. I just expect to be
able to meet other fellow Haiku/BeOS developers/enthusiasts. And maybe
enjoy some good food in the process. Which reminds me i still need to RSVP
for the picnic.
On 8/4/07, Simon Taylor <simontaylor1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Ingo Weinhold wrote:
> >
> > Because they don't want to and there's no need to either. The decision
> will
> > be made by the admin team and we're currently voting.
>
> Why do I always think of something to say after the admin team vote? ;)
>
> I think it's important the presentation matches the content. Having
> professional presentation around an unfinished product is almost the
> worst case scenario IMHO.
>
> There is a world of difference to how the current Haiku experience will
> be perceived if the CD is a fancy screen printed one complete with
> official logo compared with if it is a CD-R with a handwritten label
> giving the revision number and extra contents.
> -In scenario 1 the professional presentation says, however
> subconsciously, "this is a release that someone has thought about".
> Making it look too finished will just set people up for disappointment
> when they run it.
> -On the other hand, a handwritten CD-R immediately feels like it is just
> a snapshot of the current state of the project. People would look more
> for the potential and be more accepting of any bugs.
>
> Also, as Michael mentioned, we are looking for developers. That means
> convincing people both that Haiku has potential and that there are
> plenty of things they can help with. I think that message is also better
> communicated by a CD that looks "unfinished", both on the outside and
> the inside. It's more a cry for help to developers than a pre-alpha for
> users.
>
> Obviously more people are likely to try out the CD that looks better.
> But that shouldn't really be the goal. Talking to people, getting them
> sold on the goals, and giving them a CD simply to save them the trouble
> of downloading the images seems like the best plan to me. Just giving
> out lots of good-looking CDs may do more harm than good in the first
> impression stakes. We really don't want people to think that we think
> it's finished!
>
> On using the logo on flyers etc - sounds OK to me, although the final
> designs should be shown to someone in the know so they can ensure there
> are no factual errors.
>
> Simon
>
>
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